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Some years ago the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers carried out research which showed that if a patient buys their spectacles, contact lenses and solutions from one practice, they are not only more profitable for the business but they also become a more frequent visitor to that practice, building more loyalty to the practice's brand.

The Optical Confederation, dubbed as 'the Voice of UK Optics,' is committed to greater cohesion for the five optical bodies involved--the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO); The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM); the Association of Optometrists (AOP); the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) and the Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (FODO).